Sir David Attenborough came to Waterstones in the galleries, Bristol where he signed books for a long que of awaiting fans. He carried a warm, lovable smile upon his face and was clapped as he arrived. There was a huge task ahead as sir David reached for his pen, as there had already been hundreds of his books sold and more people joining the que. A few poor soles had wandered into the store to find the odd book, and didn't have much of a chance at getting to it, although the staff appeared very accomodating to their customers, and Sir David fans alike. 

 

He was promoting his newly updated biography 'Life on Air', which appeared to be nothing less than an interesting, revealling insight into how he became the legend that he is today, with twists and turns in his career in just the first few pages of his book (as I peaked whilst queing up earlier on today!). It gives us great insights into his experiences of filming in the 21st Century.

Sir David Attenborough is Britain's most prestigious natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has covered almost six decades. 'Life on Air' begins by talking about Sir Davids first job, after graduating at Cambridge University and serving in the Royal Navy, which was at a London publishing house.  After joining the BBC as a trainee producer in1952, and turning his hand to more administrative roles, he has established himself as the world's leading Natural History programme maker with a number of landmark series such as "Life on Earth" (1979), "The Private Life of Plants" (1995), "Life of Birds" (1998), "The Blue Planet" (2001),  "Planet Earth" (2006) and "Life in Cold Blood" (2008). Sir David is an Honorary Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society and was knighted in 1985.

Many who had came to meet Sir David, were getting copies of their books signed for loved ones who couldn't make it. One man bought a copy for his niece, another young girl bought a copy as a joint present, for herself and her mother!. Despite the vast number of people, the que moved swiftly and people appeared more than pleased suggesting it was worth the wait and an honour to meet him.